Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office

Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office
Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office, August 2010
Location 6th St. and Nixon Ave., Indiana, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°37′23″N 79°9′8″W / 40.62306°N 79.15222°WCoordinates: 40°37′23″N 79°9′8″W / 40.62306°N 79.15222°W
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1887-1888
Architectural style Italianate
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 79002240[1]
Added to NRHP September 27, 1979

Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office is a historic jail and Sheriff's office located at Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It consists of two buildings built in 1887-1888. They are brick buildings in the Italianate-style. The jail is attached to the rear of the Sheriff's Office, also known as the Sheriff's House. They are connected to the Old Indiana County Courthouse by a second floor pedestrian bridge.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes National Bank of the Commonwealth (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-04.